Retail security told me that most shoplifters do actually buy stuff as it's kinda odd to not go to the checkout. They'll either pocket stuff, or skip an item during scanning and pay without it in the shopping.

Nah. I steal shit all the time from Home Depot. I do it by not scanning shit at the self checkout. I'll continue to do it too at every place that only has self checkout. I have ADHD. I'm so forgetful. Too bad they can't hire people to scan shit for me. Then I wouldn't forget so much.

Just commented, Lowe's catches repeat offenders license plates and pings the manager. They know.

Pretty funny what you can get away with. Put that shit in your cart, walk out, put it in your car/truck, roll, no one will say a word. Drive around the corner, hand it off to an accomplice, take the magnet off your license plate. Unless it was a major heist, they won't even call the cops.